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Thanks For Your Record Response to the Women in Packaging Poll
In January 2001, Women in Packaging Inc. (WMPKG) polled its constituency to determine what type of programs and
services packaging professionals believe to be most important to their careers' progress. The association was eager
to reach out and develop its programming in a manner that would be most beneficial to today's industry representatives.
A record number of responses were received and the data is being used to establish the focus of WMPKG programming as well
as concepts for use in Packaging Horizons Magazine.
Power Programs
Power Up in Atlanta and Chicago
WMPKG hosted the second of its series of Power Programs at SouthPack in Atlanta, Ga., on April 25. "Power Talking," a unique
professional training program sponsored by Georgia Pacific and presented by Nancy Birnbaum-Gerber, professional certified coach
and president of SteppingStones, provided attendees with four Simple Ways to Become a More Conscious and Powerful Communicator.
Donna Messer, president of ConnectUs International and managing editor of Business Woman Canada, was the facilitator at
WMPKG's Power Program at Pack Expo International held in Chicago, Ill., in November 2000. "Power Networking" transformed the
audience into a group of name taking, contact making professionals.
Tracy Pleet, a WMPKG board member who helped establish the local Philadelphia chapter, was the winner of the "APN" award presented
at the Chicago Pack Expo International. Pleet is being coached by ConnectUS and will be profiled in an upcoming issue of
Business Woman Canada. The award won by Pleet, "The Art of Power Networking" was presented during WMPKG's international event.
More than 150 women participated globally from Trinidad to Switzerland. As a result of the November 8 event, WMPKG was profiled
by Women in Food Industry Management in their Canadian publication and has set up reciprocal links between the associations.
To find out more about WMPKG event sponsor Georgia Pacific, go to their Web site www.gapac.com.
To reach Nancy Birnbaum-Gerber go to her Web site at www.mindspring.com/~steppingstones.
To reach Donna Messer, go to her Web site, ConnectUS at www.connectuscanada.com.
A WMPKG First in Canada
WMPKG presented its first program in Canada at Pac Ex 2001 on May 16 at the Toronto International Centre. Noted Canadian professional and
networking guru Donna Messer imparted her knowledge to the audience at Canada's Packaging Show. Messer has shared her networking expertise
with WMPKG American audiences on previous occasions and directly impacted their ability to make the right contacts! The program was sponsored
by Margo, An Alcan Packaging Company.
To find out more about WMPKG event sponsor Margo, An Alcan Packaging Company, go to www.algroupwheaton.com.
The Latest About OTC Packaging Rulings
An informative new program sponsored by Accel, Inc. is slated for WMPKG's annual program at the Health and Beauty Aid Show in New York City
on June 13, 2001. The program "New FDA/OTC Packaging Regulations SIMPLIFIED" will be presented by David Steinberg, a world-renowned cosmetic
chemistry consultant on international and U.S. regulations and Holly Young, president of Hirschhorn & Young. The seminar will focus on understanding
the new over-the-counter (OTC) packaging rulings recently initiated by the FDA specifically concerning labeling of sunscreen/SPF, acne, and dandruff
products. WMPKG members and supporters who are manufacturers, package designers, marketing executives, production artists, and packaging vendors of
OTC drugs sold in the United States will benefit greatly from attending this program.
To find out more about WMPKG event sponsor Accel, Inc., go to www.accel-inc.org.
WMPKG Sharpens Your Cutting Edge
WMPKG is confident that through this series of Power Programs and other outreach events, it can reach out to professionals in the packaging
industry and directly impact their success. REGISTER NOW FOR A WMPKG PROGRAM at http://www.womeninpackaging.org/packaging-events.html.
Watch for more innovative WMPKG programming that will further match the wants of its constituency: YOU the packaging professional.
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